Were any other employer in the country doing what the federal government is doing it would have been charged with gross violations of labour laws. The federal government just absolves itself with a, “Tee hee. Oops.”
That’s the part I’ve never understood. How is it possible for any employer to not be subject to labour law and contract obligations. Why weren’t they on strike until it was fixed? It’s not like they were being paid! I remember having gone on strike because the camp cooks decided to serve something other than steak on Wednesday (steak day, as it was known).
I’ve also never understood why local managers couldn’t just cut cheques based on known wages and deductions while others work on rectifying the problems.